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Chapter 1
Structural Levels of Organization
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02/07/2012

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Sagittal
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Lengthwise plane a structure into right and left sections
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Sarcomere
Definition
Basic functional or contractive unit of skeletal muscle
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Anatomy
Definition
The study of the structure of an organism and the relatonships of it's parts. It's the greek work "cutting up".
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Physiology
Definition
The study of the functions of living organism and their parts and requires active experimentation.
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Disease
Definition
Abnormalities of the body.Interrupts a person's vital function.
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Pathology
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The scientific study of disease.
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Organization
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The most inportanat characteristics in the body structure.
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Chemical Level
Definition
The body's organization that incldes atoms and molecules which make up the body structure.
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Organism
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Used to denote a living thing, Implies organization
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Cells
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The smallest "living" units of structure in the human body. Also recognized as the "simplest unit".
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Tissues
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An organization of many cells that act together to perform a common function.
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Organs
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A group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that they can act together.
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Systems
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Organization of variying numbers and kinds of organs arranged so that they can together perform complex functions.
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Anatomical Position
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The body is in erect or standing posture with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward.The head also points forward, as do the feet, which are aligned at the toe and set slightly apart.
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Supine
Definition
The body lying face upward.
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Prone
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The body lying face downward.
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Superior
Definition
Towards the head or upward/above
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Inferior
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Towards the feet or lower/below
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Anterior
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Front or In front of. Also known as "Ventral"
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Posterior
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Back or In Back of. Also know as "Dorsal".
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Medial
Definition
Towards the midline of the body.
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Lateral
Definition
Towards the side of the body or away from it's midline.
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Proximal
Definition
Towards or nearest the trunk of the body.
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Distal
Definition
Away from or farthest from the trunk or point of origin of a body part.
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Superficial
Definition
Near the surface
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Deep
Definition
Farther away from the body surface.
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Frontal
Definition
"Coronal" plane that divides the front and back of the body.
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Transverse
Definition
Horizontal line that divides the body into upper and lower portions.
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Two major cavities of the body?
Definition
Dorsal and Ventral cavities
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Mediastium
Definition
Subdivision of th thoracic cavity.
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Four Quadrants
Definition
right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower
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